Looking for a special gift? Check out the 3rd Annual Online Canadian Indigenous Christmas Market on Facebook! This market started during the pandemic to promote artisans' work once in-person festivals shut down. Today it provides a coast-to-coast platform for indigenous artists.

Hip Hop show TOMORROW (and Friday & Saturday)! Ebnflōh, a group from Montreal, will be performing their new show La Probabilité du Néant. Catch this insightful show at the Scotiabank Dance Centre, Vancouver. Starts at 8 pm. Get tickets at thedancecentre.ca/event/ebnfloh/ #dance

Today only — get the chance to hear from prominent Canadian choreographer, Alexandra ‘Spicey’ Landé. Alexandra, along with the other members of Ebnflōh, will be giving a talk back after tonight’s show. Starts at 8 pm @ Scotiabank Dance Centre - tickets at thedancecentre.ca.

Thank you to Eloi Homier for the beautiful sashes! Eloi gifted these sashes to V’ni Dansi for the ‘Danse des ceintures.’ We feel lucky to have Eloi as one of our dancers & our event coordinator. Check out the photo of the sashes below & even one of Eloi dancing! #Métis #dance

Métis Artist Spotlight: Jera Wolfe. He recently performed as one of the Black Geese in Li Keur. He’s also featured in the magazine, Dance Current! They’re highlighting his work in a dance film installation at the Fort York National Historic Site in Toronto. #Métis #dance

For this Christmas season, we decided to share a series of posts on Métis traditions. As you check your social feed over the Christmas season and into New Year, we hope you find some joy in learning about Métis traditions. Who knows… you might even adopt a new tradition or two.

Le zhour dee Rway or the Three Kings Day is also celebrated by Métis communities. Norman Fleury recounted this tradition from his Godfather, ‘Pci bon homme Flamand.’ If you met someone on the road on January 6, then you’d give each other whatever watch you were wearing that day.

Looking for a traditional, handmade gift now? You could show your heritage with a bookmark-sized Métis sash (powerful symbols of the Métis identity). The Gabriel Dumont Institute has a playlist on how to do basic fingerweaving at rb.gy/eoscil. rb.gy/eoscil

Climate Strategy Art Contest for Métis Youth under 30 across the Homeland! You could win an all-expenses paid trip to Ottawa to attend the MNC National Youth Summit on Climate Change in April. Winner also receives $5000 & the runner-up will win an Ipad. rb.gy/27n3uv

Language is how we communicate with each other. Our Métis people speak Mitchif. Why not look up a few words in Michif? Celebrate the beauty of Indigenous Languages like Michif by checking out the Heritage Michif Dictionary from the Gabriel Dumont Institute here! #Métis

We still have spots in our Métis Beginner Dance Class for youth from 18-30! You’ll get the chance to exercise with other Métis youth & explore your heritage. Start now & be ready to jig at Métis gatherings this summer! Send us an email at [email protected] for info. #Métis #dance

PuSh Festival presents NOMADA at The Annex this week for three performances! Solo performer Diana Lopez Soto is an award-winning multidisciplinary Mexican/Canadian artist who is combining aerial movement with contemporary Mexican Indigenous dance. #indigenous #dance

Congratulations to Axis Theatre for being selected to participate in the Artist Showcase at 2024 Pacific Contact with their theatre show “Where Have All The Buffalo Gone”. Hopefully the showcase will lead to many touring opportunities for what looks like an exciting show! #Métis

Early heads up for the Matriarchs Uprising Festival! From Feb. 19-25 at The Dance Centre, there will be performances of new contemporary Indigenous dance works from local and international Indigenous female artists including our own Yvonne Chartrand. #Métis #dance

The Gabriel Dumont Institute announced an Indigenous Education Doctorate Program to provide indigenous educators access to a community of learners, Indigenous-centered coursework and practice-focused research, respond to indigenous communities needs. Apply by February 15!

Excited to tell you that our Louis Riel Métis Dancers are out in Vancouver teaching and performing for kids today! Our workshop will be for children aged 6-10. We thank the VACFSS for presenting this workshop. #Métis #dance

Throwback Thursday! First performed at the Dance Centre in Nov. 2012, Cooking it Up Métis followed a young girl’s journey to perform at a Métis dance competition. For inspiration today, here's a pic of dancer Madelaine McCallum who originally performed in the show. #Métis #dance

Comics might be the most fun way to learn history. Luckily, the Gabriel Dumont Institute published 5 comics about Metis history. All are based on oral history interviews and Michif storytellers. You can purchase copies from the GDI store at gdins.org/product/storie…

Métis Night began this past Wednesday at the VACFSS Vancouver Aboriginal Friendship Center 1607 East Hastings in the Simon Baker room from 5:30 to 7:30. Not a V'ni Dansi event, Yvonne Chartrand volunteers to teach as a way to give back to the community. #Métis #dance

It’s BC Family Day today! This provincial statutory holiday is intended to give BC families a chance to spend time with those they love. Every year it happens on the third Monday of February. Free Family Day activities are offered by the B.C. government! . #Métis #dance